"When I bring Gong Shilin to the Ministry of Justice for questioning, I will show you the evidence," said Li Cheng.
"Bang!" Marquis Pingyang slammed the table and rose to his feet. "Do you know that if you bring Shilin to the Ministry of Justice, you will make the Li family and the Gong family enemies?"
Li Cheng was very calm. His face was solemn. Facing the furious Marquis Pingyang, he only replied, "Father, do you want me to turn a blind eye to this for the sake of the relationship between the two families?"
"You …" Marquis Pingyang was so angry that he could not speak.
His expression was extremely ugly!
He glared at Li Cheng.
Li Cheng had been in the City Department for the whole afternoon and had already thought it through.
He had also made up his mind.
Between the relationship between Gong Zheng and the Li family, he chose Gong Zheng.
When a person made a mistake, he had to pay the corresponding price. He said, "This child remembers. Previously, when you had me take up the post of City Secretary, you hoped that I would be able to perform a great service and smoothly enter the court in the future. Now that I've finally found a clue and can capture the real culprit, you, in order to maintain your relationship with the Gong family, didn't hesitate to have me put down this case.
Father, how can you confuse right and wrong? "
Confuse right and wrong!
His tone was full of disappointment.
Marquis Pingyang felt as if his heart was being grasped.
It was a sharp pain!
Li Qiao suddenly stood up and immediately scolded him, "Ah Cheng, how can you talk to Father like this?"
Li Cheng looked at his big brother and laughed bitterly, "Big brother, I've always respected you, but now, are you going to make me do something that goes against my conscience for that little bit of benefit?" "Things have to be prioritized! "If you really arrest Gong Shilin, have you thought about the consequences?" Li Qiao stared at him with a pair of red eyes. Then, he walked up to him, grabbed his arm, suppressed his excitement, and advised, "Ah Cheng, think about it carefully. If you really want to catch him, you'd better think about it.
If you really arrest Gong Shilin and bring him to justice, Minister Gong will definitely protect him with his life. Then, even if Gong Shilin is really convicted, how good will the Li family be? You also know that the Li family and the Gong family have been friends for decades. We can't let this matter destroy our friendship. "
Haha!
Was this still the big brother that Li Cheng had admired since he was a child?
It turned out that in the face of benefits, anyone would reveal an incomparably ferocious side.
He laughed out loud. "Am I being foolish? Or are you guys muddle-headed? "
"Ah Cheng!" He took a few steps back. "Father, Big Brother, it's not that I haven't thought about the pros and cons of this. It's precisely because I've thought about it that I didn't take Gong Shilin away from the Prime Minister's residence today! I want to hear what you and Big Brother will say. But now I know that in your eyes, human life is nothing.
Not even as good as grass! You can ignore your conscience for your own benefit, but I can't! In short, no matter who committed the crime, I will not show mercy. "
With that, he turned around and left.
Marquis Pingyang and Li Qiao had mixed feelings.
They didn't chase after him!
As soon as Li Cheng went out, he saw Li Wenshu standing at the door.
Her face was filled with disbelief.
Then, under Li Cheng's distressed gaze, he slowly turned around and left!
"Sister!"
Li Cheng followed.
Li Wenshu was very quiet as she walked all the way to the pond in the backyard.
She looked at the frozen lake.
She stood there quietly and didn't say a word.
The snow kept falling. The maidservant handed over an umbrella. Li Cheng held it over Li Wenshu's head and then dismissed the maidservants around him.
After a long time —
Li Wenshu said, "Now, I don't know who I can trust."
Her tone was cold.
It was mixed with a hint of sadness.
"Sister …" Li Cheng looked at her. "I originally thought that Mubai treated me sincerely, but I didn't expect that … he just wanted to use me to achieve his goal of entering the imperial court as an official! And I thought that he might have loved me. But what's even more ridiculous is that a girl named Su Qiao appeared and turned his true feelings for me into nothing.
Nothing. I always thought that I was very smart, so smart that I could see through everything, but it turns out that all of this was just my imagination. "
Her tone was filled with despair!
Li Cheng didn't know how to comfort her.
Li Wenshu continued, "And the most ridiculous thing is the truth this time! The person who killed Mubai turned out to be Shilin. "
She smiled.
Her pale lips overflowed with endless sarcasm.
The wind and snow rustled, blowing her thin body so hard that she was on the verge of collapsing.
…
The next day, Li Cheng still brought his guards to the Prime Minister's residence.
He ordered, "Bring them."
The guards of the City Department dispersed, preparing to go to the courtyard to find Gong Shilin.
But —
Prime Minister Gong was already prepared.
He suddenly raised his hand, and the guards of the Prime Minister's residence rushed out from all directions. Each of them was dressed in armor, and their aura was much stronger than the guards of the City Department.
There were archers on the roofs!
They surrounded the people of the City Department!
It was as if they were in a cage.
Prime Minister Gong was very angry. "Even the king can't send people to break into my residence. Li Cheng, if you attack, don't blame me for being rude. "
Li Cheng's expression did not change. "I am doing official business. No matter what, I will bring Gong Shilin to the City Department today."
"That depends on whether you have the ability."
Prime Minister Gong raised his hand and was about to give an order to his men.
Suddenly —
"Stop!"
Marquis Pingyang's voice suddenly came.
The guards of the Prime Minister's residence dispersed one by one.
Marquis Pingyang rushed forward and slapped Li Cheng without saying a word.
Li Cheng almost lost his balance.
"You dare to bring people here to arrest people just because you know where this place is?" Marquis Pingyang roared with all his might. Then, he said to Minister Gong, "General Gong, Ah Cheng is insensible. I'll take him away now."
"Marquis, you've really raised a good son. I promised you that I would arrange for Li Cheng to enter the City Department, but I didn't expect that I was raising a wolf by my side."
"If you put it like that, it's too serious!" "Your son brought people to barge into my residence, wanting to capture my son for questioning. This is already the second time. If news of this gets out, how can my residence maintain its dignity? What's more, it was still unknown whether the murderer who killed Du Mubai was Shi Lin or not. Just because you said that you would come and bring people with evidence, it was simply a provocation.
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"I will get to the bottom of this matter."
However, Li Cheng suddenly rushed over.
He was not affected by the slap at all.
He said, "I must take her away."
Minister Gong Zuo smiled, "Looks like a battle is unavoidable today."
Li Cheng was not afraid at all.
Marquis Pingyang was also anxious. He said, "General Gong, if you really give the order to attack, then the friendship between our two families will be over."
"You forced me to do this." Minister Gong was about to give the order.
But —
"Father."
Gong Shilin walked out of the crowd.
He looked at Li Cheng with tired eyes.
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